Territorial Disputes:
per Letters of Exchange signed in 2009, Malaysia in
2010 ceded two hydrocarbon concession blocks to
Brunei in exchange for Brunei's sultan dropping
claims to the Limbang corridor, which divides
Brunei; nonetheless, Brunei claims a maritime
boundary extending as far as a median with Vietnam,
thus asserting an implicit claim to Lousia Reef.

Political Parties: Legal parties exist, but
are small and have limited activity and have not been
able to gain electoral representation as legislative
elections have not been held in Brunei since 1962; Mil
= Military